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Statement on Patient Safety During Gluteal Fat Grafting Endorsed by the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the Aesthetic Society, the Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF), the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgeons (ISPRES), the International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS) and

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  1. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Arlington Heights, USA

    J. Peter Rubin

  2. The Aesthetic Society (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), Garden Grove, USA

    Jennifer L. Walden

  3. The Plastic Surgery Foundation, Arlington Heights, USA

    Bernard T. Lee

  4. The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, Garden Grove, USA

    Bruce W. Van Natta

  5. International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgeons, Vancouver, USA

    Nelson Piccolo

  6. International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science, Hanover, USA

    Torsten Blunk

  7. International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), Mount Royal, USA

    Montserrat Fontbona & Lina Triana

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Rubin, J.P., Walden, J.L., Lee, B.T. et al. Statement on Patient Safety During Gluteal Fat Grafting Endorsed by the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the Aesthetic Society, the Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF), the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgeons (ISPRES), the International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS) and. Aesth Plast Surg 47, 894–896 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-023-03282-6

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